thank you!

Thank You!

You're all so sweet. It was such fun to share the news with you! Many of you caught onto the crazy timing - my first trimester this spring was, indeed, a little challenging with all that was going on in our world - books and shows and such. A first trimester recap? I was sick. I was tired. And I was very, very busy. But now - now with two feet planted so firmly in the second trimester, and feeling so much better - all that lies ahead is a little bit of fun work, and a whole lot of slowly enjoying the season, each other...and what is to come.

So of course there's been some knitting for baby! You've seen this project pop up in many photos likely...it's a tiny and simple little thing, but it's been ever-present for months as I squeezed in just one row - whatever moment I could manage to steal away for the bliss of working on it, and dreaming about who might wear it. It's almost done - some buttons to be selected today (which could very well turn into an all day project with all my button-selecting-helpers), and I'll share the finished project tomorrow.

Thanks again for all of your sweet words! Your joy is much appreciated, and we are full of it too. This pregnancy was a bit of a long road for us to get to, with some challenges along the way, and we're just so grateful to be where we are....with a strong heartbeat, a healthy baby, growing belly, and the anticipation of our family of six all being together by years' end!

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thank you!

Thank You!

You're all so sweet. It was such fun to share the news with you! Many of you caught onto the crazy timing - my first trimester this spring was, indeed, a little challenging with all that was going on in our world - books and shows and such. A first trimester recap? I was sick. I was tired. And I was very, very busy. But now - now with two feet planted so firmly in the second trimester, and feeling so much better - all that lies ahead is a little bit of fun work, and a whole lot of slowly enjoying the season, each other...and what is to come.

So of course there's been some knitting for baby! You've seen this project pop up in many photos likely...it's a tiny and simple little thing, but it's been ever-present for months as I squeezed in just one row - whatever moment I could manage to steal away for the bliss of working on it, and dreaming about who might wear it. It's almost done - some buttons to be selected today (which could very well turn into an all day project with all my button-selecting-helpers), and I'll share the finished project tomorrow.

Thanks again for all of your sweet words! Your joy is much appreciated, and we are full of it too. This pregnancy was a bit of a long road for us to get to, with some challenges along the way, and we're just so grateful to be where we are....with a strong heartbeat, a healthy baby, growing belly, and the anticipation of our family of six all being together by years' end!

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Greetings! I'm Amanda Blake Soule - mother of five, author of three books on family creativity, and editor-in-chief of Taproot Magazine. I live with my family in an old farmhouse in Western Maine where we raise animals, grow vegetables and make lots of things. I write about it all here on the blog. Thank you for visiting!